Shantungosaurus giganteus vs Palaeoloxodon namadicus

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Shantungosaurus giganteus vs Palaeoloxodon namadicus Dec 25, 2019 3:22:19 GMT 5

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Post by Infinity Blade on Dec 25, 2019 3:22:19 GMT 5

I'm not sure if this is the correct way to extrapolate size based on femur length (it's basically the way I typically isometrically scale using total body length, but using femur length instead), but using the GDI estimate SIW gave me recently (since he directed me to that one, I'm guessing that's the most up-to-date version) I get:

((180.5/170)³)*16,515.86=19,769.06 kilograms.

But I do want to know more about this supposed specimen with a 1.805 meter long femur, seeing as how the only thing discussing it (as far as I know) is a deviation (DA submission).

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dinosauria101 Dinosauria Posts: 10,258	Shantungosaurus giganteus vs Palaeoloxodon namadicus Dec 25, 2019 3:48:09 GMT 5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 25, 2019 3:48:09 GMT 5 Oh - this would probably depend, then, on which GDI is better and how it's scaled. Maybe you could ask broly on DA.

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Shantungosaurus giganteus vs Palaeoloxodon namadicus

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Post by dinosauria101 on Dec 25, 2019 3:48:09 GMT 5

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